Pranay Sarkar

Assistant Professor

Academic Background :

Degree University Year
B. Tech Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya 2017
M. Tech Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 2019
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 2024

Professional Background :

Organisation Post Year
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, Chennai, India Senior Member 2024-2026
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi Assistant Professor 2026- Present

Awards and Distinctions :

Name Year
MHRD Merit Scholarship for outstanding performance in the Higher Secondary Examination. 2015
All India Rank (AIR) 25 in Agricultural Engineering in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2017 2017
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Ph.D. Fellowship during doctoral studies at IIT Kharagpur. 2019
Student Invention Award, conferred by the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Section, IIT Kharagpur for outstanding innovation. 2019
Best Book Award, awarded by the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) for the book Tillage Machinery: Passive, Active and Combination. 2024
ISAE–TAFE Sivasailam Student Gold Medal Award for the Best Ph.D. Thesis in Agricultural Machinery, awarded by the Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE). 2025
Finalist, Giuseppe Pellizzi Prize 2026 for the Best Ph.D. Thesis in Farm Mechanization, jointly awarded by the Club of Bologna and the Accademia dei Georgofili, Italy. 2026